Making custom My Little Ponies is a lot of fun, and so is styling their manes to match the pony. Here are some easy styles so you can enjoy.

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Steps

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Make sure your pony's mane is in good condition. Giving it a gentle bath with shampoo, conditioner and warm water (you can find lots of good pony hair washing tutorials online) should help it become clean and shiny. Comb it out and make sure there are no tangles.

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Style. Here are some hair styling options:

French braid- French braiding a pony's hair is quite easy. Start off with a small chunk of hair at the top of the pony's head. Start braiding, adding hair as you go along. Once you get the base of the neck and you have used up all the hair, you can either a). continue braiding, or secure the braid at the end with a small elastic band, creating a ponytail. if you want an added punk rock look, you can tease the ponytail (combing downwards from the ends of the pony's mane).

Curls- a lot of people will tell you to curl the hair using an actual curling iron, but that can melt the pony's hair. Instead, take a chunk of the pony's hair, and wrap it around a pencil (you can use thinner or thicker objects, depending on how big you want the curls to be). Secure it tightly. Then, to make sure it stays in place, you can a tiny bit of clear drying glue to hold it. Repeat as many times as you want. Or wrap the hair around the straw and secure with a bobby pin.

Bun- making buns in your pony's hair can be quite simple, if you do it right. The method that I use is: take the top half of the pony's hair and begin twisting it. Twist it until it beings to coil up. Then twist it into a single bun. You can secure the end with some clear drying glue, like I do. Then, for added embellishments, take some regular sewing pins and push them into the bun, making sure to push the pin into the pony's head (this can be hard, but it looks very nice.) You can put as many pins s you want into the pony's hair. You can also make more then one bun if desired.

Hat hair- having this hair style makes the pony look like it has a hat, even when it doesn't. Take the top part of mane and hold it there. Comb the rest of the mane, pushing it on the other side, near the head curbing around the ear. Take the top part of the mane that your holding and take it across the rest of hair, going around the outside of the ear and holding it at the side that no hair is. Using a rubber or hair band, attach it to the front leg on the side that none of the 'other' hair is.

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And there you go, three simple hairstyles that will look stunning. You can change them up by putting different accessories in each time, or teasing the mane.

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You can use so many things to embellish the pony's mane! Pins, ribbons, feathers...use your imagination!!

Make sure that the pony's mane is as tangle-free as possible from the beginning.

If the pony's mane is in bad condition and can't be cleaned up, replacing the hair is the best option. You can also cut it and go for a punk rock look.

Warnings

Avoid using hairdryers or straightening/curling irons, just because these could melt a pony's hair.

Some shampoos and conditioners have been known to ruin the pony's mane and tail. be careful. It's recommended that using a gentle baby shampoo, although all the different types I have used have yet to ruin the pony's hair.